Nôʻam — H5278

Definition

masculine noun

agreeableness, i.e. delight, suitableness, splendor or grace

1. kindness, pleasantness, delightfulness, beauty, favour
1. delightfulness
2. symbolic name of one of two staves
3. pleasantness

Usually translated as

beauty, pleasant, pleasantness

Origin

from H5276

• Derived from Nâʻêm (H5276)

Greek equivalents

• lamprótēs (G2987)
• semnós (G4586)

Occurrences

Nôʻam occurs 7 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Psalms (2), Proverbs (3), Zechariah (2)

• Psalms 27:4 — One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty (בְּנֹֽעַם) of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
• Psalms 90:17 — And let the beauty (נֹ֤עַם) of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
• Proverbs 3:17 — Her ways are ways of pleasantness (נֹ֑עַם), and all her paths are peace.
• Proverbs 15:26 — The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant (נֹֽעַם) words.
• Proverbs 16:24 — Pleasant (נֹ֑עַם) words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
• Zechariah 11:7 — And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty (נֹ֙עַם֙), and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
• Zechariah 11:10 — And I took my staff, even Beauty (נֹ֔עַם), and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.